They were pretty impressive, but in terms of sheer beauty, the lions just couldn't compare to the sleek beauty of the leopard, which we were lucky enough to see in both Duma Tau and Kwetsani.
In Duma Tau we barely got a good shot, as the leopard was hiding out in the bushes and not doing much. In Kwetsani, we were fortunate to espy a mother leopard with her small cub. A very fortunate but sad sighting since the next time we saw her she was without her cub. - The guides thought that she might have lost her cub, a thing that this particular beligerent mother leopard has done many times in the past. Apparently, she has had many pregnancies in past years with multiple cubs and her cubs just never make it past the first year. How sad is that?
We also were able to see this female leopard jumping from one tree to another. I somehow always thought that leopards were able to climb trees by slowly climbing up and down, gripping with their claws. But no, I was completely wrong. They are quite intrepid, jumping up or down in one fluid move. Wish I can post the video of that..... Maybe someday when I have more time.
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